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Obama is in Washington, DC today for an economic roundtable that will be closed to cameras. Participants include Warren Buffett, former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt as well as union leaders. Later he'll attend a closed fundraiser in Arlington, Va. Michelle Obama holds reception for women voters in Chicago at noon.

McCain holds closed fundraisers in Bakersfield, Calif., and Reno, Nev. today. He has various media interviews during the day.

San Francisco Chronicle, "McCain has reason to smile as he visits state": "He's been portrayed by Democrats as the grumpy old man of foreign policy and the "McSame" candidate. But even after a brutal week that put his competitor, Barack Obama, in a glowing international spotlight, Republican Sen. John McCain is coming to California today with some things to smile about."

Chicago Sun-Times' Novak, "Is McCain poised to back into presidency?": "In the contest for president, Barack Obama is a magnetic candidate supported by a disciplined, well-organized campaign. John McCain seems wooden, with a campaign that appears to be in shambles. Yet Obama's lead in the polls over McCain is fragile because he so far has not won the support of a majority of American voters."

Wall Street Journal, "A Kennedy Goes Public": "When the daughter of John F. Kennedy was named to Sen. Barack Obama's vice-presidential search committee, many political observers saw the move as mere political window dressing. But Ms. Kennedy has emerged as a crucial member of the vetting team, and is proving a major draw on the campaign trail as well."

ALSO: NY Times, "Mr. President? Not Quite, but Quite Presidential": "[N]either of these guys has been elected yet. It can be easy to overlook this detail given that Mr. McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican nominee, and Mr. Obama, of Illinois, his Democratic counterpart, have been assuming the trappings and behaviors of already-elected presidents. Candidates always strive to project an image consistent with the office they are seeking. But in McCain vs. Obama — the first general election matchup in 56 years that will not include a sitting president or vice president — two senators with minimal executive experience seem to be falling all over themselves to playact the role of president."

Cindy McCain writes about her recent trip to Rwanda in the Wall Street Journal, "Rwanda's Women Are Leading the Way": "I wasn't sure what to expect all these years later, but I found a country that has found in its deep scars the will to move on and rebuild a civil society. And the renaissance is being led by women."